diff --git a/lib/entitiescreator.js b/lib/entitiescreator.js
index ff2184c..67c55f7 100644
--- a/lib/entitiescreator.js
+++ b/lib/entitiescreator.js
@@ -289,13 +289,18 @@ function extractField(field) {
 }
 
 function setRelationshipOfEntity(classId) {
-  var associations = getRelatedAssociations(
+  var relatedAssociations = getRelatedAssociations(
       classId,
       parsedData.associations);
-  for (let i = 0; i < associations.from.length; i++) {
+  setSourceAssociationsForClass(relatedAssociations, classId);
+  setDestinationAssociationsForClass(relatedAssociations, classId);
+}
+
+function setSourceAssociationsForClass(relatedAssociations, classId) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < relatedAssociations.from.length; i++) {
     let otherSplitField;
     let splitField;
-    let association = parsedData.getAssociation(associations.from[i]);
+    let association = parsedData.getAssociation(relatedAssociations.from[i]);
     checkValidityOfAssociation(
         association,
         parsedData.getClass(association.from).name,
@@ -342,10 +347,13 @@ function setRelationshipOfEntity(classId) {
     }
     entities[classId].relationships.push(relationship);
   }
-  for (let i = 0; i < associations.to.length; i++) {
+}
+
+function setDestinationAssociationsForClass(relatedAssociations, classId) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < relatedAssociations.to.length; i++) {
     let splitField;
     let otherSplitField;
-    let association = parsedData.getAssociation(associations.to[i]);
+    let association = parsedData.getAssociation(relatedAssociations.to[i]);
     let relationship = {
       relationshipType: (association.type === cardinalities.ONE_TO_MANY ? cardinalities.MANY_TO_ONE : association.type)
     };